La librera de Kentucky
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Córdoba : Almuzara, 2024.
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Primera edición.
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446 pages ; 19 cm
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Waterloo Public Library - Adult New FictionSPANISH FICTION RICHARDSONChecked OutJuly 3, 2024

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Published
Córdoba : Almuzara, 2024.
Edition
Primera edición.
Language
Spanish

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Translation of: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
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1936. En plena Gran Depresión, en los montes Apalaches de Kentucky, Cussy Mary Carter, de diecinueve años, apodada Damisela y con una rara peculiaridad en su piel, es una de las libreras itinerantes del Proyecto de la Biblioteca Ecuestre auspiciado por Roosevelt como parte de su «New Deal». Huérfana de madre, animosa y obstinada, Damisela ha de hacer frente al desapacible clima, al terreno accidentado, a personajes hostiles y a todo tipo de peligros en su ruta diaria para entregar libros y otros materiales de lectura a los más vulnerables. "La librera de Kentucky" es una emocionante historia que muestra la determinación de una valiente joven para llevar una brizna de esperanza a sus vecinos y el mágico hechizo de la literatura.--,Amazon.com
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In 1936, tucked deep into the woods of Troublesome Creek, KY, lives blue-skinned 19-year-old Cussy Carter, the last living female of the rare Blue People ancestry. The lonely young Appalachian woman joins the historical Pack Horse Library Project of Kentucky and becomes a librarian, riding across slippery creek beds and up treacherous mountains on her faithful mule to deliver books and other reading material to the impoverished hill people of Eastern Kentucky. Along her dangerous route, Cussy, known to the mountain folk as Bluet, confronts those suspicious of her damselfly-blue skin and the government's new book program. She befriends hardscrabble and complex fellow Kentuckians, and is fiercely determined to bring comfort and joy, instill literacy, and give to those who have nothing, a bookly respite, a fleeting retreat to faraway lands.--,Goodreads.com
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In Spanish, translated from English.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Richardson, K. M. B., & Alonso Blanco, I. (2024). La librera de Kentucky (Primera edición.). Almuzara.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Richardson, Kim Michele/ Blanco, Ignacio Alonso (TRN) and Ignacio, Alonso Blanco. 2024. La Librera De Kentucky. Almuzara.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Richardson, Kim Michele/ Blanco, Ignacio Alonso (TRN) and Ignacio, Alonso Blanco. La Librera De Kentucky Almuzara, 2024.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Richardson, Kim Michele/ Blanco, and Ignacio Alonso Blanco. La Librera De Kentucky Primera edición., Almuzara, 2024.

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